At least 100 Palestinians have been killed and more than 500 others injured over the past 24 hours as Israeli attacks continue across Gaza despite mounting international pressure and condemnation over its conduct of war.
Eyewitnesses reported (...)
The Netherlands said on Monday that it will contribute €500 million to purchase US military equipment to be sent to Ukraine, becoming the first NATO country to forge a new protocol to provide Kyiv with American weaponry after US President Donald (...)
A European Commission proposal to deny Israel partial access to the EU's €95 billion Horizon Europe research fund failed to garner the necessary qualified majority support when EU ambassadors met in Brussels on Tuesday to discuss the issue.
If (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has launched a strategic value chain to export green hydrogen and renewable energy to Europe, marking a major step in its efforts to become a global clean energy hub.
The move was formalized on Sunday as ACWA Power signed a (...)
Ukraine's new government has approved plans to expand domestic arms production to meet half the country's weapons needs within six months as it tries to push back Russian forces, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday.
"We are transforming (...)
ALKHOBAR — In a move that has stirred debate among fans, Al Qadsiah has officially parted ways with star striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang despite the Gabonese forward still having one year remaining on his contract.
The 35-year-old said farewell to (...)
London Southend Airport will remain closed until further notice after a plane crashed in what witnesses described as a "fireball".
Essex Police said it was alerted to a 12-metre plane on fire at the site in Southend-on-Sea shortly before 16:00 BST (...)
The world's oldest boomerang is older than previously thought, casting new light on the ingenuity of humans living at the time.
The tool, which was found in a cave in Poland in 1985, is now thought to be 40,000 years old.
Archaeologists say it was (...)
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said his country emerged victorious over Israel and "delivered a slap to America's face" on Thursday.
The speech in a video broadcast marked Khamenei's first public comments since a US-brokered (...)
At least 7 people have been killed and several injured in an overnight Russian missile and drone attacks in the Kyiv region, the interior minister has said.
In a post on social media, Ihor Klymenko said residential areas, hospitals and sports (...)
RIYADH— Deputy Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Eng. Mansour Al-Mushaiti attended the signing of 11 agreements welcoming new members to the Saudi AgriFood Tech Alliance (SAFTA) during his participation in GreenTech Amsterdam 2025, as (...)
European leaders are voicing alarm over the military attacks launched overnight between Israel and Iran and calling for immediate de-escalation to avoid an all-out war that could spiral across the Middle East and beyond.
British Prime Minister Keir (...)
Six activists who were detained by Israel after their boat was intercepted on its way to try to break the Israeli naval blockade of Gaza have been deported, the Israeli foreign ministry has confirmed.
Earlier, Israeli human rights group Adalah said (...)
AMSTERDAM — Saudi Arabia and the Netherlands have signed a number of agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoU) with investments exceeding SR428 million in Amsterdam. The agreements were inked between a number of Saudi and Dutch companies with (...)
A group of activists – including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg – who were detained aboard a Gaza-bound aid boat, have been taken to a Tel Aviv airport for deportation, Israel said on Tuesday.
The yacht carrying 12 people trying to bring (...)
Activists say Israeli troops have boarded a yacht trying to bring humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
"Connection has been lost" on the Madleen, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) campaign group said on the Telegram app.
It posted a photo showing (...)
Denmark has quit the so-called Frugal Four to embrace instead a "more flexible" attitude towards the European Union's seven-year budget, the country's prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, has said, insisting the imperative goal of rearming the bloc (...)
The far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) is leaving the Netherlands' government over its policy for asylum-seekers, its leader Geert Wilders said on Tuesday, toppling the governing coalition.
"I signed up for the strictest asylum policy, not for the (...)
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he wants his country to join a major European plan to bolster defenses by 1 July.
Speaking to CBC on Tuesday, Carney said he hoped Canada would sign on to ReArm Europe — a plan to dramatically increase (...)
Leader of the Dutch far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) Geert Wilders has presented a 10-point plan on Monday to radically slash migration, putting pressure on his four-party coalition to toughen migration policy or risk a cabinet crisis.
"The gloves (...)
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is detained at The Hague over his drug war that killed thousands, has been elected mayor of his family's stronghold, according to early, partial results.
Two of his most loyal aides - long-time (...)
RIYADH — The United States ranked sixth among the top countries investing in Saudi Arabia by the end of 2024, with foreign direct investment (FDI) totaling $15.4 billion, according to data released by the Saudi Ministry of Investment.
The United (...)
The world is arming itself at the fastest rate since near the end of the Cold War, according to a new report, as major wars rage in Ukraine and Gaza and military tensions spike from Europe to Asia.
The 9.4% year-on-year rise to $2.718 trillion in (...)
The UN's highest court has begun a week of hearings into Israel's obligation to "ensure and facilitate" humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians in the occupied territories and particularly in Gaza.
The hearings come in response to a (...)
THE HAGUE — Amid the ongoing Israeli military aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip and the blockade of humanitarian aid, Saudi Arabia renewed its strong condemnation of the Israeli atrocities and barbaric aggression on unarmed civilians. "Israel (...)
